Postings vs Pictures...

[johndowe]

Hi there.

I Joinned the forum mostly to download pics, but you have to post to D/L more Pics, which i find kinda user hostile, if you have a lot of pics to share its ok, but if you don't well...

Now, if i have to post to get more pics, you kinda force us all to post just for the sake of posting, irregardless of the quality of the post, that beeing "said" what is the ratio, as it were, for posts / pic download, and i would also request to scrap that rule and male it free to download.

I post when i have something to say, or contribute, isn't there enough people that speek when they have nothing to say and end up saying stupid shit?

If you agree, or disagree then post, as long as it's not just to post.

And if you agree that this should be removed then let the moderators/asmins know.

Thanks in advance, JohnDowe.

[Jenae LaTorque]

Cool, mon! That is some righteous shit!

[Jenae LaTorque]

Seriously, I think the folks that started this forum have had some experiance with forums before and they know there are many more takers than givers in this old world. So......they set up the rules here so that there would be a balance between input and output.

You say you joined mostly in order to download pics. So you are a taker mostly then? It won't hurt you to give a few word of appreciation to the giver, as is only fair. Did your mommy not teach you to say thank you? Are you not somewhat disapointed when you go out of your way to do something for another and it is not even acknowledged? I know I appreciate compliments on my postings and especially on the threads I started. And I do agree with you that some of the posts are not of any interest whatsoever and obviously are just there to inflate the post count.

However, judging from the post you used to start this thread, I believe you have things to say which are worthwhile. Please check out the chat and discussion sections. I am sure you will find something there you will wish to respond to. You have only been here a very short time. "new guy"

Give the forum a fair trial or are you one of those whose only concern is what they want and they want it right now! ??????

[ladyboyadmirer]

Originally Posted by Jenae LaTorque

Seriously,

That is an intelligent, thoughtful answer Jenae. In fact, one of the best I've ever read. Thanks for putting in words, what the majority are probably thinking. Regards LBA

[violet lightning]

I agree with Jenae wholeheartedly.
By the way, new guy johndowe joined the same time as me, and he has 5 posts? Dosn't sound like he's very interested in anything except downloading pics.
You get out what you put in, so please contribute...
(and you can contribute without posting pics)

[tslust]

Originally Posted by violet lightning

You get out what you put in, so please contribute...

I couldn't have put it any better.

[michael39]

It's all about community. Giving and taking. Post and enjoy. There will be plenty of time for downloading in the future.

[tslust]

Originally Posted by johndowe

I Joinned the forum mostly to download pics, but you have to post to D/L more Pics, which i find kinda user hostile, if you have a lot of pics to share its ok, but if you don't well...I post when i have something to say, or contribute, isn't there enough people that speek when they have nothing to say and end up saying stupid shit?

If you only want to download pics, you should just use google. With all the topics in General Discussion and Shemale Chat (or even comment on the pic threads), I'm sure you could find something to share your opinion on. Not to be rude; if you don't like it here, you can always leave.

[johndowe]

Hi there.

I just didn't like the limit and wanted to try and to see how everyone (that would post) felt about it and to try to hopefully get it lifted, eventually.

And to know the math of it was like, i kinda figure it's 5 + nb of posts, but i'd like to get the right info just to be sure.

I never said that i didn't want to post, i did say that i didn't like to force to post.

JohnDowe.

[violet lightning]

If people would just quit bitching and enjoy the site , download a little every day, and contribute in an honest way, (however much or little), you would be suprised at how quickly your limits go up and the restrictions come down.
But lots of people never get past that, and I think thats exactly why they are there in the first place. To weed out people who just complain or don't care to be patient or understand or respect the rules.
I do understand your point, but if you feel so strongly about it, set up your own site and give away as much as you want to everyone.

[johndowe]

Hi there.

I'm almost sorry i started this thread, i was just voicing my anoyance.

Why?

Because i don't like to have to jump through hoops to get what is offered as free, do you?

I did and do post, but i have to repeat this over and over; IDON'T LIKE TO BE FORCED TO POST JUST TO INCREASE MY D/L ALLOWANCE.

AND i wanted to know what was the proportion of posts to download ratio WHICH I STILL DON'T KNOW.

JohnDowe

[Creedence]

Originally Posted by johndowe

Hi there.

I Joinned the forum mostly to download pics, but you have to post to D/L more Pics, which i find kinda user hostile, if you have a lot of pics to share its ok, but if you don't well...

Now, if i have to post to get more pics, you kinda force us all to post just for the sake of posting, irregardless of the quality of the post, that beeing "said" what is the ratio, as it were, for posts / pic download, and i would also request to scrap that rule and male it free to download.

I post when i have something to say, or contribute, isn't there enough people that speek when they have nothing to say and end up saying stupid shit?

If you agree, or disagree then post, as long as it's not just to post.

And if you agree that this should be removed then let the moderators/asmins know.

Thanks in advance, JohnDowe.

You're argument is thought out well enough but if you could view every picture you wanted too from the beginning what is stopping you from just being a lurker?

It's an incentive and I wouldn't call it user hostile since you could really find photos on google if you wanted.

It's a forum not an imageboard.

[johndowe]

Hi there.

When i first came to this site it was through a search and i landed on some pics (TG Toons), they were many, all of them great, so i wanted to D/L 'em all, when i reached the limit i found out about the posting and i started this thread, i participate in this site and other similar sites none of the other ones have limits.

AND i wanted to know the math of the post to download ratio, everybody has put in their 2 cents about the limit but,

NO ONE HAS SAID ANYTHING ABOUT HOW THE LIMIT IS CALCULATED!!!!

JohnDowe.

[Jenae LaTorque]

NO ONE HAS SAID ANYTHING ABOUT HOW THE LIMIT IS CALCULATED!!!!

JohnDowe.[/quote]

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When I first joined this forum a little over 2 months ago, I ran into the download limit. I sent a message to the administrator and the answer I got would not reveal the formula for how the download limit was determined, only that it was based on conributions to the forum. So I went about posting text and images; and progressed rapidly from apprentice to junior to Senior Ladyboy Lover. Thus far I have 471 posts, 1600+ uploaded attachments, and 208 reputation points to my credit. Unfortunately I did not track the numbers, and thus do not know when I was upgraded in status to each level. I do know that it did not take more than a week of membership before I stopped encountering a download limit.

Well, so far, fine and good. I was happy sharing pics and my thoughts on this forum. Up until a few days ago, that is. Then I got a rude awakening from Tread. I had posted several T-Girl games and wasn't getting any involvement in the way of answers. Tread was so kind as to point out that because of download limits, most forum members would not upsize the pics in order to play the game. This surprised me as I had just assumed that most members would have progressed to the point where they were not restricted in their download limit as I had. I went back and checked. It was true. The view count was way below what I had expected. The highest view count I could find was in my thread - Slideshows.... , and it was only around a 100.

So what the hell was going on here? The home page claimed over 30 thousand members, 4,345 of which were active (whatever that means) and the view count for the thread stands now at 4,343 which is nearly one view per active member; realizing of course that multiple views by individual members are most likely reflected in this count.

So if I assume that actually only one fourth of the view count reflects visits by differant members, we can say that only 1 out of 10 viewed and downloaded the most popular pic on the thread. That seems to be a very low percentage to me and indicated that tread was correct. Too many members of the forum are restricted in their download limit.

I have to go somewhere now, but more on this later.

[johndowe]

Hi there.

From my posts and the nb of pics i can D/L the limit seems to be:

Pics = (Posts/2) + 10

This as you notice does not take any other facts into account, for the moment it is consistent with my limit, but i was a good boy and did not curse anybody off, even if i sometimes felt like it.

So if you have made 10 posts your limit should be 15, but how does the reputation come into play? one member complainned that he could only D/L 5pics, not knowing how many posts he made it is impossible for me to figure out how it figures in, but if some one could give me info about # of posts Rep points (Goog or Bad, mostly bad) and pic limit, i will be able to figure out the math.

JohnDowe.

[Tread]

I don't know how.
What could influence the download limit?
Number of posts (following title, junior, apprentice, senior)
Posts per day.
How long someone is member.
Reputation
Referrals

I don't know my download limit (slow internet). The total number of posts (without posts in deleted threads) you see under the join date. On view profile you can see posts per day and referrals. The reputation are the green dots. I guess that you get one dot added for 100 reputation points. Another guess is that you get more points if some one with a high reputation gives you good points, than someone with very few points. I don't know how much points are added if someone gives you some. I don't know how many gave me points, can only see the last 5.

Reputations points are not given often or easily, as you can see at Member List sorted by reputation. The easiest way to get reputation is to post unseen/unposted legal (not stolen, or else unlegal) pictures or other media. I got nearly all (one time not) points for pictures.

[Tread]

Originally Posted by johndowe

one member complainned that he could only D/L 5pics, not knowing how many posts he made it is impossible for me to figure out how it figures in, but if some one could give me info about # of posts Rep points (Goog or Bad, mostly bad) and pic limit, i will be able to figure out the math.

I found this guy.

Originally Posted by johndowe

I OBJECT TO THE POST LIMITS IMPOSED BY "OUR" FORUM ADMIN, I WANTED TO PARTICIPATE AND DOWNLOAD PICS AND THEN, AFTER POST NEW ONES IF I HAVE ONES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE THEME, BUT I WAS LIMITED TO 5, AND ONLY 5 PIC DOWNLOAD, THE POST I WAS LOOKING AT HAD 100'S OF PICS I DIDN'T WANT TO GET ALL OF THEM BUT, I WANTED MORE THAN 5, F**K, F**K, F**K, F**K, F**K.

This was his 2. post.

Originally Posted by johndowe

And to know the math of it was like, i kinda figure it's 5 + nb of posts, but i'd like to get the right info just to be sure.

And this was his 18. post.

And now you are able to figure out the system?